James B. Holland

Holland, James B., judge United States district court of Pennsylvania, was born Nov. 14, 1858, in Montgomery county, Pa. He taught school in Virginia and Pennsylvania; and in 1882-88 was clerk to the county commissioners of Montgomery county, Pa. In 1887-93 he was solicitor for the county commissioners; and in 1893-95 was district attorney of Montgomery county. Pa. In 1888- 99 he was a naval officer at Philadelphia; and in 1900-04 was United States district attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. Since 1904 he has been judge of the United States district court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania; and resides in Conshohocken, Pa.

Thomas William Herringshaw. Herringshaw's American Statesman and Public Official Year-book, 1907-1908. Chicago: American Publishers Association, 1907, p. 299.

Submitted by Nancy.